Medusa - a felt sculpture

In April 2010 I posted about a new project I had been working on ...

I had joined a fibre group who experimented with all types of creative fibre methods.

We had been given a challenge with a theme of 'Wild Women'

My mind went immediately to Medusa.

To me she was truly wild, exiled to survive on her own haunted by the writhing of a myriad of snakes which were her hair. I could imagine a felted bust of her tortured face

and snakes of all colours and textures slithering about her, so I set myself to work.

Firstly I found some garden wire to build a basic frame

 

 Then covered the frame with chicken wire.

This allowed me to shape her face

 And I covered the soon-to-be snakes with fabric medical tape

to prevent the fibres slipping away from the wire

 Using corriedale fleece I began to needle felt the shoulders and face

 and refined the facial features

then began preparing the snakes

added some colour to the shoulders

 and face

- I like her best like this

added more shape to the shoulders

and began colouring the snakes

The nights were long

It was my intention for the snakes be the feature

with each one created using different fibre techniques

But I was running out of time.

 I had to forget most of the finishing and textures

and present her as she was.

I think she looked wild and tortured enough 

More Wet Felted Needle Cases

I'll be listing these on Madeit . . . once I've sorted out postage.

A Pretty Pink Needlecase

 . . .  inside are pages of woollen blanketing.

Wet Felted Alpaca Needle Case

It's finally finished !

A long long time ago ...

I started making this needlecase.

It's made from Alpaca fibre - so fine and soft.

This one's for Mum.

Wet Felt Journal Cover

Felt Journal Cover

A

Wet Felted

Journal Cover ...

This is how it happened

Yes, this IS the inside cover !

The outside has more to come ...

but first it must dry.

Out of Chaos - Felted Treasures and more

I figured out the camera, the computer and the internet (to the best of my ability and levels of sanity) ... and have listed my first items on madeit , an aussie site dedicated to the sale of all things handmade.

My workroom is a never ending story. In order to finish this or make that I purchase this and purchase that and I think in fact, I may have added to my stash!

Firstly, I gathered my baby wraps and photographed them.
I love to make these. They are labour intensive, but so soft and snug and lightweight.





A needlecase, I washed, carded and felted some Alpaca fibre and went to work.

Next on the list - to photograph my cards. Now finished!

Then leather bound journals ... My mother has been the inspiration behind these ... we began with a family day, each making one for our own use (boys too), but they are nice to touch I had to make more.. They're all handstitched and bound.

And to add confusion to chaos I joined a creative fibre group ...

                    ..and now I'm felting a bust of Medusa.

She's a work in progress as you can see...a combination of 'Medusa' and 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch

 

The most difficult thing to do is

TO STAY FOCUSED....